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Fishing boat passes a PCB dredging barge on the Fox River (WBAY file photo) GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – The Environmental Protection Agency says the decades-long legal battle over contamination of the Fox River is over. A final settlement was reached to cover the past and future costs of the PCB cleanup. According to the… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers dredge Murden. The Oregon Inlet Task Force wants a similar dredge for maintaining waterways in the county. Photo: Corps MANTEO – A hastily called meeting last week of the Oregon Inlet Task Force was intended to nail down details of a work plan for a proposed Dare County-based dredge and… Read More
Pictured, L-R: Gunther Hoock, Signal Vice President of Safety Resources; Jason Campbell, Great Lakes Director of Safety & Risk; and David Simonelli, Great Lakes President, Dredging Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation was the recipient of Signal Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd.’s Gerald H. Halpin Safety Excellence Award at the Association’s Annual Members Board Meeting in… Read More
Aerial view of Yager Materials | Photo by AP Imagery Carmeuse Lime & Stone (Carmeuse) and Yager Materials are pleased to announce that Carmeuse has acquired Yager Materials and its subsidiaries. By acquiring Yager, Carmeuse expands its presence in the construction market. “We are very excited with this acquisition, which is consistent with our long-term… Read More
Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ:GLDD) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 34,553 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $229,000. Virtu Financial LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Great Lakes… Read More
Super Aggregates’ Marengo Materials dredging operation, which lies just to the west of Chicago, is stockpiling material for future growth. Super Aggregates, co-owned by Dan Plote of Plote Construction and Jack Pease, has been a sand and gravel producer in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin since 1970, offering a wide variety of products. Its Marengo… Read More
St. Bernard resident Rachel Nunez is the newest member of the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District’s Board of Commissioners. Nunez was endorsed by State Rep. Ray Garafalo and Sen. Sharon Hewitt and appointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards. This volunteer position plays a vital role in the port’s operations. Nunez will serve as… Read More
Each week we highlight a dredging vessel from one of IADC’s members. This week: Kaerius (Jan De Nul NV). For more information on the vessel, download the fleet data (excel format) from IADC’s website: http://bit.ly/2n6fdko.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District completed maintenance dredging in the Swinomish River on December 29. Swinomish is the smallest of three entrances to Puget Sound, connecting Skagit Bay to the south and Padilla Bay to the north. The 11-mile long, saltwater channel was fully dredged to a depth of 12 feet MLLW… Read More
Image Source: MGN BATON ROUGE, La. (Office of the Governor) – Governor John Bel Edwards announced on Tuesday the appointment of Bren Haase as Executive Director of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. “Bren is unquestionably an individual with a distinguished conservation record, in both his professional body of work and personal passion for coastal… Read More
During the International Water Association IWA Efficient 2019 conference and exhibition, Ross McKenzie, Country Head of Arcadis Philippines and John Batten III, Global Cities Director of Arcadis, one of the world’s largest consultant for built environment talks to GineersNow TV about their latest infrastructure technologies, water innovations and global industry expectations. About Ross McKenzie Ross… Read More
Rescue workers co-ordinate with a helicopter while attempting to remove a body from the debris of a bus after the dam burst in Brazil. Credit:Bloomberg Shares in Australia’s biggest iron ore miners surged on Wednesday after Brazilian miner Vale said it would shut 10 tailings dams and suspend mining at some of its operations after… Read More
Amphibex by Normrock will soon be in Nigeria to reduce the heavy accumulation of sand in the Niger River, which would lead to flooding. This causes a blockage of waterways preventing the development of import and export. The solution to these problems: dredging with our amphibious machines to reduce these difficulties for the country. About… Read More
Mercator announced that the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) had filed an appeal before the courts in London against the arbitration Awards of approx. Rs 50 crore payable to Mercator by DCI. On 25 January 2019, the appeals filed by DCI have been dismissed with costs and the English Court has upheld the Awards made… Read More
Leading Dutch dredging group Boskalis Westminster Contracting and its joint venture partner Saudi-based Boskalis Westminster Al Rushaid Company will start the dredging and reclamation works for Phase Two of the North Manama Causeway project and Package One of the Busaiteen Link in Bahrain starting from this week. These project contracts were awarded to the Boskalis… Read More